Preference 2012

Wow! Is all I can say about Brittany on the night of Preference.  I was a proud momma that night when I saw her all dressed up and looking so beautiful, from the inside out! Brittany is an amazing girl! She is smart, beautiul and happy! And that is saying a lot for a teenage girl! I'm so happy for her that she is back at Lone Peak and especially that she is back with her best friend Addy!

 This was the group of kids that went with Brittany and her date Blake to Preference. Addy is the girl right below Brittany.

Something that I forgot to post about was Brittany's new car.  We came back to Utah and decided that Brittany was in need of some wheeles to get her and Savannah around town.  So, for Christmas we gave Brittany this....

Brittany doing her "Oh what a feeling, Toyota" jump for joy!

Elvis Baby!

In Parkes, one of the most higly anticipated events in that small town is the Elvis festival! It happens every year in January and the locals plan and prepare for it all year long! In fact, it's all you hear about if you are new in town! Sadly, only Clay was in town for it this year, but that didn't stop him from getting all into it and having a great time! Now he didn't have as much fun as the rest of his coworker and that is cause they were all loaded up with alcohol and Clay was the only sober one there!  Get ready to laugh cause here is the proof in pictures of that day!

 In case you can't tell which one is Clay, he is on the left!

Catching Up!

Wow! Where has the time gone? So much has changed since I last posted, I just don't even know where to begin!

I think I'll start with the week before Christmas.  We planned a trip back to Utah to celebrate Christmas with friends and family.  Clay and I had already made plans to have the girls stay here in Utah where they would go back to their high school after the winter break.  There were many reasons for this but the main one was because the school they were attending in Australia just wasn't a very good one. It was a few years behind what the girls had already learned in Math and science. Plus,  most of their friends were not coming back for the new school year because in year 10 the kids can graduate and most kids at their school would not be going on to year 11.  Crazy I know, but very true! We first planned on having the girls stay with Clay's mother, but after arriving we realized that her health was not very good, due to a recent surgery and it would also just be too far for the girls to drive everyday. So it was decided that I would have to stay with the kids in Utah while Clay would return to Australia.  We still had six month left on our lease with our renter of our house in Highland, so we found an apartment in Pleasant Grove, which is only about  a 15 mins drive away.  We will be here until June and then the plan is to move back into our home! I can't wait until June!

So that pretty much explains our situation and why we are back in Utah. 

Just after our return back to Utah, we were able to sneak in a visit with Mason. 

Boy has this kid packed on the weight! He is a little mini Luke in the making!

 Cody couldn't get enough time holding his little nephew.

. He has always had a soft spot for babies!

 Jessica and Mason

He was in such a good mood while we were visiting. What am I saying, this kid is always in a good mood! He has got the best and most laid back personality! It's only when he is tired or hungry that he gets a little cranky!

My heart just melts every time I see this picture!

The funny thing was I got to visit with him again a few weeks later and I swear he had gained another 5 pounds.  Like I said earlier he is a little mini Luke!